Dine by candlelight in our restaurant, featuring gas lamps, roaring fires and timber floors. Serving simple, traditional British food skilfully prepared from fresh, quality, locally sourced ingredients, our restaurant is the perfect place to withdraw from the world and relax.
Guy Fawkes Inn reviews from people who’ve dined at this restaurant. Based on recent rating.
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4.4
4.4 based on recent ratings
4.5Food
4.4Service
4.5Ambience
4.2Value
Noise • Energetic
Loved For
North Yorkshire
Great for outdoor dining
Review summary
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Guy Fawkes Inn offers a charming historical setting with "excellent service" and delightful traditional British food. Famous for its "amazing pies," guests rave about the cozy atmosphere and attentive staff. While some diners noted service hiccups, the inn's ambiance and central York location make it a must-visit for history enthusiasts and food lovers alike.
2,130 Reviews
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Sophie
London1 review
5.0
Dined today
Overall 5
Food 5
Service 5
Ambience 5
We had the pie and cod loin for mains. For starter we had the prawns and the ham hock. All was delicious! Bill came to £85 without drinks, which is expensive for pub food but as I mentioned, it was tasty so no complaints
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Ann
Yorkshire6 reviews
5.0
Dined today
Overall 5
Food 5
Service 5
Ambience 5
Brilliant history. Excellent food. Superb service.
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Beatrice
Yorkshire2 reviews
3.0
Dined 6 days ago
Overall 3
Food 2
Service 2
Ambience 2
Not the best experience this time. The service was very slow to start but maybe the waiters were changing shifts, since we had different people serving us at the beginning.
The young man who turned out to be our permanent waiter was very nice but the girls before him were a bit vacant and not too efficient.
The food was average-we have had better times here where food was converted. I just think they’ve got too many covers and not enough staff to provide a good quality meal for every customer.
They could really do something fabulous with the outside decor.
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Wayne
Yorkshire1 review
4.0
Dined 7 days ago
Overall 4
Food 4
Service 5
Ambience 5
As much as I thought the food was first class I can not believe you get a pie and mash with no veg at all , I may have missed it on menu (I don’t know) but you shouldn’t get pie and mash with no veg whatever the occasion
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LeeR
Newcastle3 reviews
5.0
Dined on 5 March 2025
Overall 5
Food 5
Service 5
Ambience 5
There's a lot of attention on the famous pie so we just had to try it and I must admit we were not disappointed! Absolutely beautiful...
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Ian
New York City4 reviews
5.0
Dined on 4 March 2025
Overall 5
Food 5
Service 5
Ambience 5
Fantastic place, food great value service great would definitely go again, if you are in York well worth a visit I
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Diane
Yorkshire1 review
4.0
Dined on 2 March 2025
Overall 4
Food 4
Service 4
Ambience 4
We thoroughly enjoyed our dining experience in the restaurant. The food was excellent, the staff were all really helpful and professional and we loved the ambience of the Guy Fawkes Inn.
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OpenTable Diner
Devon4 reviews
4.0
Dined on 2 March 2025
Overall 4
Food 5
Service 4
Ambience 4
Super busy pub with a fantastic atmosphere. We came for the famous pie and it didn’t disappoint. Followed up by the amazing minster light show. Good light in Lovely York.
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DUNCANM
Yorkshire2 reviews
5.0
Dined on 28 February 2025
Overall 5
Food 5
Service 5
Ambience 5
Excellent staff and food.Great experience.Will be back
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Carol
Orlando3 reviews
5.0
Dined on 23 February 2025
Overall 5
Food 5
Service 4
Ambience 4
Really great food and service. The pies are outstanding . The decor is quirky and comfortable
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Guy Fawkes Inn is rated 4.4 stars by 2130 OpenTable diners.
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